What is your first musical memory?
“Puff the Magic Dragon,� sung to me by my dad.
What was the first album you owned?
Adam Ant - Kings of the Wild Frontier
Were you not a musician, what would your profession be?
I’d run fishing charters somewhere warm.
What song do you wish you had written, and why?
“Sunny Afternoon,� by The Kinks. It’s one of the best songs ever written.
What was the first concert you attended?
Faster Pussycat at Manchester Apollo.
Who would be in your ultimate three-band, live performance lineup, dead or alive?
Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Cream.
What instrument would you like to play, that you currently cannot?
Sax.
With whom would you like to collaborate?
Tom Waits.
Which one of your songs would you put in a time capsule?
“I’ve Got Your Number,� from Cast of Thousands.
What album can you not live without?
Soundgarden – Superunknown.
Who was your first pop star romantic crush/fantasy?
Kim Wild.
